Aftermath
Jonathan woke up with a start on the cold cave ground. What once was a cave that had afternoon light flickering was now a cold dark damp cave. He first got up and dusted himself off and then he realized what had occurred earlier.
Jonathan ran up to the cave wall where his son was sucked in and started to bang and yell for Clark to come out of the cave. He could hear something going on, behind the wall but couldn't make out anything so he decided to give up for the time being. Defeated Jonathan decided to head back to the truck and head for home.
Jonathan drove down the farm driveway and noticed that there were two fire trucks there surveying the scene and putting out the flames. Then Jonathan noticed that the flames were of a kryptonian symbol. He then noticed his wife Martha sitting on the steps of the front porch. So he went over to her and wrapped his arms around her.
"Jonathan, I don't know how it happened it just appeared in the field." Martha said.
"I know, I understand." Jonathan said.
"Where's Clark?" Martha asked and as she finished asking the question Martha looked at Jonathans face and decided it was a bad idea.
"He's in the cave wall. I was unconscious for quite awhile up until about fifteen/twenty minutes ago." Jonathan said.
"What are we going to do now?" Martha asked.
"I have no idea Martha." Jonathan replied.
Just then the phone in the house rang and Jonathan got up and entered the house to go get it.
"Hello?" Jonathan said.
"It's Lex. I need help." Lex said as he gasped for air.
Jonathan dropped the phone and ran back out of the house.
"Martha call 911 and tell the paramedics to go to the Luthor mansion." Jonathan said. "Lex is in trouble."
Jonathan then rushed to the cab of his truck and got in and sped to Luthor mansion. When he got there he punched in the security code that Martha told him to use and ran to Lex's office.
As soon as he entered the office he found Lex writhing in pain on the ground surrounded by shards of glass where the coffee table used to be.
"Jonathan, I'm poisoned. Call my doctor in Metropolis. He'll know to come out here quickly." Lex said.
"Don't worry Lex I've already taken care of that. We need to get you to the hospital." Jonathan said. "Where did the poison come from?"
"It's the liquor canister on the table with the tab out." Lex said as he continued to gasp and cough for air.
Jonathan grabbed the canister put the lid back on and sat back down next to Lex and continued to try and get the glass shards cleared away from Lex's body.
Just then the paramedics arrived at the mansion. They didn't know where to go at first and Jonathan could hear them downstairs trying to figure out where to go so he decided to leave Lex for a moment and head into the hallway and yell down to them where they were.
Fortunately, they heard this and headed towards the office. The three paramedics assessed the scene and helped Lex stand up to be put onto the gurney.
"Are you going to come with Mr. Luthor, Mr. Kent?" One of the paramedics said.
"Yes, I'll come." Jonathan said as they headed downstairs towards the ambulance.
At Smallville Medical Center
Martha rushed to the hospital and waited for her husband to arrive with Lex. Just then another ambulance pulled up and two gurneys were rushed through.
"Third degree burns on 18 year old white female." The paramedic said.
Martha's head shot up to look up and see if it was true. Then she noticed Chloe on the gurney.
"Chloe? Chloe... Oh my gosh what happened." Martha said
"There was an explosion of their home about forty five minutes ago." The paramedic said. "Do you know this girl?"
"Yes, she's a friend of my son's." Martha said.
"Mrs. Kent we'll need you to sign here for insurance purposes." The nurse said.
Martha signed the form and then was lead back to the waiting room. The emergency doors then re-opened with Lex being lead through on a gurney with Jonathan walking in behind.
"Jonathan, what happened?" Martha asked.
"Apparently someone put poison in his liquor. That's all I know for sure." Jonathan said.
"Chloe came in a couple of minutes ago with third degree burns. Apparently there was an explosion at their home." Martha said. "Where's my son, Jonathan?"
Martha then broke down in tears on Jonathan's shoulder. She hadn't known what happened in the caves and Jonathan hoped that he wouldn't have to tell her. Martha continued to weep as he stroked her hair. After a half an hour Martha had calmed down and fallen asleep on Jonathan's lap. Jonathan hadn't heard anything from the Lex front or Chloe front but he decided to wait and see if he would get news from any doctor or nurse about them.
"Mr. Kent, Lex Luthor had to get his stomach pumped to get rid of the toxins. He's out of minor surgery and resting comfortably. Ms. Chloe Sullivan had to get some skin grafts on her arms and legs and fortunately she wasn't to badly burned on her face so it should heal quickly. My advice to you is to take your wife home and get some rest. It looks like both of you need a good sleep after today's events." The doctor said.
"Is it alright if we go see them both now and come back tomorrow?" Jonathan asked.
"Certainly they're both right this way." The doctor said.
Jonathan woke Martha up and they headed down the hallway towards the hospital ICU where both Lex and Chloe were being observed.
They decided to check on Chloe first to make sure that she was resting comfortably and saw that she was. Then they went to check on Lex. Martha went over to Lex and grasped his hand. Lex's eyes opened and looked up at Martha and a sly but happy smile appeared on his face.
"I'm glad that you were here Mr. and Mrs. Kent. I don't exactly know what happened but I'm glad that I got here in time." Lex said in a raspy voice.
"I'm glad that you're going to be ok." Martha said.
"We'd better go you need to get your rest. We'll probably be back in tomorrow." Jonathan said.
"Thanks for being there for me Mr. Kent. It means a lot." Lex said.
"No problem Lex. It's just part of the Kent family honor." Jonathan said. "Just trying to do what we can."
Jonathan than reached over and shook Lex's other hand and Martha took her free hand and brushed her fingers across Lex's cheek.
Lex then instantly knew that there was something wrong with Clark but he decided not to press the matter further because both Kent's looked like they were worn out from the day events whatever they were.
Jonathan and Martha then walked quietly out of the ICU and headed for home. Jonathan helped Martha into the truck and closed the passenger side door and then got into the driver side and headed back to the Kent farm.
Jonathan woke up with a start on the cold cave ground. What once was a cave that had afternoon light flickering was now a cold dark damp cave. He first got up and dusted himself off and then he realized what had occurred earlier.
Jonathan ran up to the cave wall where his son was sucked in and started to bang and yell for Clark to come out of the cave. He could hear something going on, behind the wall but couldn't make out anything so he decided to give up for the time being. Defeated Jonathan decided to head back to the truck and head for home.
Jonathan drove down the farm driveway and noticed that there were two fire trucks there surveying the scene and putting out the flames. Then Jonathan noticed that the flames were of a kryptonian symbol. He then noticed his wife Martha sitting on the steps of the front porch. So he went over to her and wrapped his arms around her.
"Jonathan, I don't know how it happened it just appeared in the field." Martha said.
"I know, I understand." Jonathan said.
"Where's Clark?" Martha asked and as she finished asking the question Martha looked at Jonathans face and decided it was a bad idea.
"He's in the cave wall. I was unconscious for quite awhile up until about fifteen/twenty minutes ago." Jonathan said.
"What are we going to do now?" Martha asked.
"I have no idea Martha." Jonathan replied.
Just then the phone in the house rang and Jonathan got up and entered the house to go get it.
"Hello?" Jonathan said.
"It's Lex. I need help." Lex said as he gasped for air.
Jonathan dropped the phone and ran back out of the house.
"Martha call 911 and tell the paramedics to go to the Luthor mansion." Jonathan said. "Lex is in trouble."
Jonathan then rushed to the cab of his truck and got in and sped to Luthor mansion. When he got there he punched in the security code that Martha told him to use and ran to Lex's office.
As soon as he entered the office he found Lex writhing in pain on the ground surrounded by shards of glass where the coffee table used to be.
"Jonathan, I'm poisoned. Call my doctor in Metropolis. He'll know to come out here quickly." Lex said.
"Don't worry Lex I've already taken care of that. We need to get you to the hospital." Jonathan said. "Where did the poison come from?"
"It's the liquor canister on the table with the tab out." Lex said as he continued to gasp and cough for air.
Jonathan grabbed the canister put the lid back on and sat back down next to Lex and continued to try and get the glass shards cleared away from Lex's body.
Just then the paramedics arrived at the mansion. They didn't know where to go at first and Jonathan could hear them downstairs trying to figure out where to go so he decided to leave Lex for a moment and head into the hallway and yell down to them where they were.
Fortunately, they heard this and headed towards the office. The three paramedics assessed the scene and helped Lex stand up to be put onto the gurney.
"Are you going to come with Mr. Luthor, Mr. Kent?" One of the paramedics said.
"Yes, I'll come." Jonathan said as they headed downstairs towards the ambulance.
At Smallville Medical Center
Martha rushed to the hospital and waited for her husband to arrive with Lex. Just then another ambulance pulled up and two gurneys were rushed through.
"Third degree burns on 18 year old white female." The paramedic said.
Martha's head shot up to look up and see if it was true. Then she noticed Chloe on the gurney.
"Chloe? Chloe... Oh my gosh what happened." Martha said
"There was an explosion of their home about forty five minutes ago." The paramedic said. "Do you know this girl?"
"Yes, she's a friend of my son's." Martha said.
"Mrs. Kent we'll need you to sign here for insurance purposes." The nurse said.
Martha signed the form and then was lead back to the waiting room. The emergency doors then re-opened with Lex being lead through on a gurney with Jonathan walking in behind.
"Jonathan, what happened?" Martha asked.
"Apparently someone put poison in his liquor. That's all I know for sure." Jonathan said.
"Chloe came in a couple of minutes ago with third degree burns. Apparently there was an explosion at their home." Martha said. "Where's my son, Jonathan?"
Martha then broke down in tears on Jonathan's shoulder. She hadn't known what happened in the caves and Jonathan hoped that he wouldn't have to tell her. Martha continued to weep as he stroked her hair. After a half an hour Martha had calmed down and fallen asleep on Jonathan's lap. Jonathan hadn't heard anything from the Lex front or Chloe front but he decided to wait and see if he would get news from any doctor or nurse about them.
"Mr. Kent, Lex Luthor had to get his stomach pumped to get rid of the toxins. He's out of minor surgery and resting comfortably. Ms. Chloe Sullivan had to get some skin grafts on her arms and legs and fortunately she wasn't to badly burned on her face so it should heal quickly. My advice to you is to take your wife home and get some rest. It looks like both of you need a good sleep after today's events." The doctor said.
"Is it alright if we go see them both now and come back tomorrow?" Jonathan asked.
"Certainly they're both right this way." The doctor said.
Jonathan woke Martha up and they headed down the hallway towards the hospital ICU where both Lex and Chloe were being observed.
They decided to check on Chloe first to make sure that she was resting comfortably and saw that she was. Then they went to check on Lex. Martha went over to Lex and grasped his hand. Lex's eyes opened and looked up at Martha and a sly but happy smile appeared on his face.
"I'm glad that you were here Mr. and Mrs. Kent. I don't exactly know what happened but I'm glad that I got here in time." Lex said in a raspy voice.
"I'm glad that you're going to be ok." Martha said.
"We'd better go you need to get your rest. We'll probably be back in tomorrow." Jonathan said.
"Thanks for being there for me Mr. Kent. It means a lot." Lex said.
"No problem Lex. It's just part of the Kent family honor." Jonathan said. "Just trying to do what we can."
Jonathan than reached over and shook Lex's other hand and Martha took her free hand and brushed her fingers across Lex's cheek.
Lex then instantly knew that there was something wrong with Clark but he decided not to press the matter further because both Kent's looked like they were worn out from the day events whatever they were.
Jonathan and Martha then walked quietly out of the ICU and headed for home. Jonathan helped Martha into the truck and closed the passenger side door and then got into the driver side and headed back to the Kent farm.